quillnoun [ C ]
uk/kwɪl/us/kwɪl/any of the long sharp pointed hairs on the body of a porcupine
also quill pen a pen made from a bird's feather, used in the past
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
- -haired
- alpaca
- coat
- coated
- coney
- cony
- dander
- hairless
- hairy
- ivory
- mink
- plumage
- plumule
- prickle
- ruff
- spinneret
- vellum
- whisker
- wire-haired
- wool
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